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# loft

«loft» in Mova's school dictionary: **the room or space just under the roof of a house, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a loft, lofts); verb (loft, lofts, lofted, lofting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A loft is the room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storage (US: attic). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#m1)

2) A loft is a large flat in an old factory or warehouse, with high ceilings (especially US). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#m2)

3) A hayloft is the upper floor of a barn where hay is stored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#m3)

4) A pigeon loft is a shed for keeping pigeons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#m4)

5) To loft a ball is to hit or kick it high into the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, families keep boxes of old toys and decorations «up in the loft»; loft insulation keeps homes warm and saves energy (a science and energy topic). In stories, children find secrets in the loft. In sport, a player lofts the ball over a defender. Phrases: «up in the loft», «loft insulation», «loft conversion», «loft ladder».

### examples

- The Christmas decorations are up in the loft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x1)
- Dad climbed the loft ladder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x2)
- Loft insulation keeps heat in the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x3)
- We turned the loft into a bedroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x4)
- The cat was hiding in the hayloft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x5)
- She lofted the ball over the goalkeeper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x6)
- When all is quiet we will hide in the loft.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/#x7)

### note

Countable. British «loft» is close to American «attic». Related adjective «lofty» means very high or proud. Regular verb (lofted).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loft» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loft/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.